I am so, so for more writing about canon queer characters, and characters who are actually written as queer people rather than just having 'slashy relationships', but I have the same reaction when I read over the prompts. I read fic primarily as an escapism thing, and I just...the last thing I want is to read about characters I love having to deal with homophobia/transphobia, because I get plenty enough exposure to that in real life. I wouldn't want to write most of the prompts because 1. it'd feel too personal and 2. I'd be paranoid about just projecting my own issues on to the characters.
Now the prompts about X's friends/family/random alien coworkers being wonderful and supportive, those I wanna read. And a lot of the X-working-out-their-identity prompts look interesting to me. It's just the ones that sound like looming homophobia trauma porn that turn me off.
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I am so, so for more writing about canon queer characters, and characters who are actually written as queer people rather than just having 'slashy relationships', but I have the same reaction when I read over the prompts. I read fic primarily as an escapism thing, and I just...the last thing I want is to read about characters I love having to deal with homophobia/transphobia, because I get plenty enough exposure to that in real life. I wouldn't want to write most of the prompts because 1. it'd feel too personal and 2. I'd be paranoid about just projecting my own issues on to the characters.
Now the prompts about X's friends/family/random alien coworkers being wonderful and supportive, those I wanna read. And a lot of the X-working-out-their-identity prompts look interesting to me. It's just the ones that sound like looming homophobia trauma porn that turn me off.